Behringer - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about Behringer? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
Behringer live stream their pre-NAMM demonstration synth party
23 Jan 2019 · THERE ARE NO NEW SYNTHS! (yet) Behringer treats us to a rambling conversation and improvised demo of four of their new synthesizers the Vocoder VC340, MS-101, RD-808 and Odyssey.
Behringer Vocoder VC340 gets officially released online
23 Jan 2019 · With little fanfare the Vocoder VC340 creeps onto their webpage but without a price, videos and no shops seem to have a listing yet - but it's officially released! Update: Price $599 available in March
Behringer UB-Xa – first photos of their completed Oberheim clone
22 Jan 2019 · Uli Behringer has been feeding the internet with day-by-day images of their Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer clone under construction. Today he published some photos of the finished hardware - and it looks great!
Is Behringer about to drop a 303-style synth?
19 Jan 2019 · An out-of-focus shot of a box that COULD be a 303 "tribute" synth has turned up in a promo video for the upcoming RD-909 - will Behringer present a prototype at its NAMM pre-show party?
Behringer has finished their first prototype Eurorack module: Loads more to come
05 Jan 2019 · Uli Behringer updates us on their plans for Eurorack domination that includes 40 modules over the next two years and that their first prototype is ready to go. You're going to be able to afford this.
Top 5 Hardware Synthesizers of 2018 by Moog, Behringer, Korg, Dreadbox, Arturia
29 Dec 2018 · Which hardware synthesizers really took us to new places in 2018? Were there any that really stood out above the crowd for you? But with so much awesome gear out there choosing 5 is a bit of a tall order.
Whatever happened to these synths promised in 2018?
25 Dec 2018 · Many products promised for 2018 didn't materialise. Did they vanish without a trace or are just taking longer than they hoped. We dug into our favourite missing synths of 2018 to find out.
Behringer MS-101 joins the clone pre-production line
18 Dec 2018 · Uli Behringer updates us on the forthcoming MS-101. As with many others promised for the end of the year it's taking longer than expected but it's now in pre-production and we could see it early next year.
Best Budget Christmas Gifts for Guitarists: Top Ten Guitar Stocking Fillers!
16 Dec 2018 · It is that time of year, you need a gift for the guitar player in your life and you don't want to spend a fortune, but you do want something they will actually need.
Behringer Neutron 2.0 firmware update adds a load of extras
13 Dec 2018 · The Neutron 2.0 firmware update brings a load of new stuff, features and improvements completely free to all users plus a new Neutron App to get into the details that the knobs don't provide.
Behringer Odyssey enters pre-production
08 Dec 2018 · Another classic synthesizer is about to be reborn via the fertile womb of Behringer. According to Uli Behringer's Odyssey is now not far off - exciting times.
Behringer rolls out the first Model D firmware update
07 Dec 2018 · Behringer sort out the Poly Chaining to make it easier to run 16 Model D synthesizers as one big enormous polysynth, and fix a couple of other things with the 1.1 update.
Uli Behringer updates us on the UB-Xa Oberheim OB-Xa clone
28 Nov 2018 · This particular labour of love is still some way off as Behringer engineers knuckle down to try to make some money to fund synthesizer passion projects such as the UB-Xa.
Behringer both disappoint and thrill us with an update the on RD-909
20 Nov 2018 · Uli Behringer takes to the internet to tell us that the RD-909 is not coming as soon as we'd like but if we're patient then we're going to love the price.
Behringer drops prices on gear, rekindles Thomann partnership
22 Oct 2018 · Consumer technology has its Samsung, soft drinks have their Coca-Cola, enterprise computing has its Microsoft... and, in the very near future, if not already, music has its Behringer.
Behringer approve the PRO-1 for production and price it at $299
18 Oct 2018 · The Behringer Pro-1 based upon the Sequential Circuits Pro-One monosynth is good to go! It's been signed off and is heading for mass production. No news on availability but the price has been pegged at $299.
909 Day – Behringer reveal the RD-909 Rhythm Designer
09 Sep 2018 · The combination of Knobcon and 909 Day was too much of a temptation for Behringer and so they had to reveal the prototype of their RD-909 Rhythm Designer.
Knobcon 2018: First look at the finished Behringer RD-808 Rhythm Designer
08 Sep 2018 · Knobcon this weekend will hopefully reveal a lot of wonderfully electronic sound making machines. First up are the first images of the production version of Behringer's RD-808 Rhythm Designer drum machine.
Behringer play the PCB synthesizer guessing game again
09 Aug 2018 · Another day another mystery synthesizer PCB from Behringer inviting us to "guess the product". A certain amount of cynicism appears to be creeping into the comments - are we getting bored with this game?
808 Day: Behringer drop an RD-808 jam video and tease a 909 day announcement
08 Aug 2018 · Not as much going on this 808 Day as we'd hoped but we do get a good sound demo of the forthcoming RD-808 with some hints at pricing and release date. Will we see an RD-909 on 909 Day?
Behringer suggests we fasten our seat belts for 808 Day – is their clone ready?
06 Aug 2018 · Other than a pair of trainers Roland is not sparking much anticipation for 808 Day on the 8th August. Behringer meanwhile is hinting that they are going to make it all about their RD-808 analogue drum machine.
Our Top 5 Semi-Modular Synthesizers
16 Jul 2018 · It's been a bumper year for semi-modular synthesizers. Completely capable of being awesome in their own right but with a willingness to get patched into something greater. Here's our pick of the best.